Dire Maul

Level 54-61; nearest Alliance flight point: Feathermoon Stronghold

Built twelve thousand years ago by a covert sect of night elf sorcerers, the ancient city of Eldre'Thalas was used to protect Queen Azshara's most prized arcane secrets. Though it was ravaged by the Great Sundering of the world, much of the wondrous city still stands as the imposing Dire Maul. The ruins' three distinct districts have been overrun by all manner of creatures - especially the spectral highborne, foul satyr and brutish ogres. Only the most daring party of adventurers can enter this broken city and face the ancient evils locked within its ancient vaults.

Quests you should ideally have in your log the first time you enter this instance (see below for chains leading to these; this does not include quests that are picked up inside the instance)

  • [57+] Lethtendris's Web
  • [58+] Pusillin and the Elder Azj'Tordin
  • [60+] Shards of the Felvine
  • [60+] Elven Legends
  • [60+] Anthion's Old Friend (Tier 0.5 chain)
  • Note: you also need the Crescent Key to access the North and West wings and allow you to use a shortcut into the East wing; it drops inside the East wing

    • FULL QUEST CHAIN INFO

    Quests marked * are those that send you into this instance or continue within this instance

    Dire Maul East
  • * [57+] Lethtendris's Web (from Latronicus Moonspear, Feathermoon)
  • * [58+] Pusillin and the Elder Azj'Tordin (from Azj'Tordin, Lariss Pavilion, Feralas)
  • * [60+] Shards of the Felvine (from Rabine Saturna, Moonglade) (prequest: A Reliquary of Purity)

    • Dire Maul North
  • * [60+] Elven Legends (from Scholar Runethorn, Feathermoon) - leads to *Libram of Focus, *Libram of Rapidity, and *Libram of Protection (all from Lorekeeper Lydros, inside instance)
  • * [60+] A Broken Trap (from object in instance)
  • * [60+] The Gordok Ogre Suit (from Knot Thimblejack, inside instance)

    • Dire Maul North and West
  • * [60+] Unfinished Gordok Business (from Captain Kromcrush, inside instance)

    • Dire Maul West
  • * [60+] The Madness Within (from Shen'dralar Ancient, inside instance) - leads to:
  • * [60+] The Treasure of the Shen'dralar (from Shen'dralar)

    • Dire Maul East and West
  • * [60+] Arcane Refreshment (from Lorekeeper Lydros, inside instance)

    • Class-Specific Quests, all started from books dropped inside the instance

  • DRUID: * [60+] The Emerald Dream
  • HUNTER: * [60+] The Greatest Race of Hunters
  • MAGE: * [60+] The Arcanist's Cookbook
  • ROGUE: * [60+] Garona - A Study on Stealth and Treachery
  • PALADIN: * [60+] The Light and How to Swing It
  • PRIEST: * [60+] Holy Bologna - What the Light Won't Tell You
  • WARLOCK: * [60+] Harnessing Shadows
  • WARRIOR: * [60+] Codex of Defense
  • PALADIN, WARRIOR: * [60+] Foror's Compendium of Dragon Slaying (purple item, drops from bosses) - prerequisite for The Forging of Quel'Serrar

    • Also the Tier 0.5 armour mega quest chain visits Dire Maul (Anthion's Old Friend, Falrin's Vendetta, The Instigator's Enchantment and The Right Piece of Lord Valthalak's Amulet) - for full details see here.

    Walkthroughs here (East), here (North/Tribute Run), here (West), and here (whole thing); map here.

     

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